Contests & Prompts

15 Annual Canadian Poetry Contests

In this article we’ve compiled a list of 15 annual poetry contests in Canada for emerging and established poets alike.

Calling all Canadian fiction writers! Here are 13 upcoming short story contests by Canadian literary organizations. Most offer cash prizes.

Submit your stories of migration and/or your sense of place, of home or lack of, and your empathy to the plight of migrants around the world.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Dreamers Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Contest. There were so many incredible stories this year!

This article offers 1000 heart-centered writing prompts to kickstart your creativity and keep the words flowing.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Dreamers Micro Nonfiction Story Writing Contest, for nonfiction stories between 100-300 words.

Congratulations to the winners of the Dreamers 2023 Place and Home Contest, based on the theme of migration, place & home.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Dreamers Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Contest. There were so many incredible stories this year!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Dreamers Creative Writing Stories of Migration, Sense of Place and Home Contest.